Leaving Cert Looms For 57000 Students

Donegal schools have 2,207 students sitting the Leaving Certificate with 114 sitting the Leaving Certificate applied.

Almost 57,000 Leaving Cert students face English Paper 1 this morning, while it's English and CSPE on the cards for the 62,000 Junior Cert students.

He noted: "The Leaving Certificate, and indeed the Junior Certificate, are significant milestones in a young persons' life but I would encourage all students, as well as their families, teachers and friends to take some time during this busy period to consider their mental well-being". With 62,000 doing the Junior Cert and 59,000 taking the Leaving Cert, there is clearly a very low drop-off rate between the 4th and 6th years.

The Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton, says while the State exams are important they are not the be all and end all.

"No one exam is going to make or break you as a person".

More than 1,350 Leaving Cert students began two weeks of exams with English Paper 1, while junior cert students are doing English and CSPE. "In addition to higher and further education there are many alternative routes to rewarding careers now available", he said. "I would hope that they would look at the bigger picture and not get overly focused on successes or failures", he added.

RECCOMENDED STORIES

Watch Former FBI Director Comey's Testimony Live Now
Trump did not directly address Comey's testimony in his remarks, but told supporters "as you know, we're under siege". Trump Jr. posted repeatedly during the closely watched testimony Thursday, defending his father and attacking Comey.

Warriors rally late to put LeBron and Cavaliers in 3-0 hole
Durant, meanwhile, scored 14 points in the fourth quarter, including a 3-pointer with 45.3 seconds left for a 114-113 advantage. A late three-pointer from Durant was the game's highlight and the moment of magic required to get the Warriors out of trouble.

Apple New, Faster iMacs & MacBooks Plus macOS High Sierra
At the WWDC 2017, Apple unveiled the updated iMac models along with the MacBook , MacBook Pro , MacBook Air, and iPad Pro models. That might make the MacBook a more attractive option, given that lackluster performance was one of its main disadvantages.

Trump pushes public works agenda, health care on OH visit
And Trump replied to a reporter's question that he wishes Comey "good luck" during his Senate Intelligence Committee testimony. Wednesday, Trump tweeted out his choice to replace Comey as Federal Bureau of Investigation director - Christopher A.

Grants Make-A-Wish
Alex and his family came face-to-face with April the giraffe and her calf Tajiri at Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville. Animal Adventure gave the family a gift basket with April and Tajiri apparel along with carrots and lettuce to feed them.

CT 2017: Angelo Mathews joy as Sri Lanka rock India
Lee's home country Australia, in Group A, are now in second spot after both their games had been washed out due to rain. Virat Kohli and his men will be looking to seal a spot in the semi-finals with a win against Sri Lanka .

James Comey has called Donald Trump a liar twice so far
Comey was answering questions related to his investigation into Trump's campaign and its alleged ties to Russian Federation . Comey says he chose his words carefully when responding to Trump because he was "so stunned" by the conversation.

Rahul Gandhi detained in Neemuch MP
It has been established in probe, Bhupendra Singh was quoted as saying by ANI . "I appeal to my farmer brothers to be calm. At this, Digvijay Singh and Kamal Nath protested, saying they wanted to go there to restore peace but were being stopped.

Trump Offers to Mediate Qatar's Diplomatic Crisis
No other United States president has made the kingdom their first foreign visit . "This is well choreographed". It has also given Qatari citizens 14 days to leave and closed their airspace to all Qatari flights.

London terrorist 'flagged by Italian intelligence'
Separate video published by The Times shows the conspirators meeting in the dead of night on 29 May, five days before the attack. But he changed, she said, when he went to Britain about a year ago and was seduced by radical views propagated on the internet.